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Tue, 31 Mar 2015 16:47:48 +0100FeedCreator 1.7.2Employee Highlight: RJ Caseyhttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Employee-Highlight-RJ-Casey.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/34983/rjcaseyweb.jpg" alt="Rj Casey" width="450" height="450" />&nbsp;<br />Recent hire, RJ Casey, hails from the town of Chicago but has been out Seattle-way for awhile as an editorial intern working with editor&nbsp;Kristy Valenti and is now working at Fantagraphics on foreign rights and FU Press. Please welcome RJ into our weird fold as we ask him a few questions.&nbsp;</p><p>What other jobs/experiences have you had in comics? What&#39;s your background in (non-comics?)</p><p>I started a small publishing behemoth with Eric Roesner called&nbsp;<a href="http://www.yetipress.com/">Yeti Press</a>. We&#39;ve been wheelin&#39; and dealin&#39; comics, graphic novels, and anthologies since 2011. I also taught elementary school for five years in the suburbs of Chicago. All this after I double majored in English and education at Hope College in Michigan.</p><p>What was the first comic you read?</p><p>Silver Surfer #54 was the first comic I ever read, but I use the word &quot;read&quot; loosely. It was more like scanning the pages for action before I could decipher the words. The Silver Surfer and Rhino fought in a zoo!</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/silvercasey.jpg" alt="Silver Surfer" width="400" height="614" /><br />What was the first comic that made you want to write, react, something?</p><p>Artists like&nbsp;<a href="/dylanhorrocks">Dylan Horrocks</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="/rogerlangridge">Roger Langridge</a>&nbsp;always make me laugh and think, but I&#39;m going to take it back to Bone by Jeff Smith. I was a struggling student in early grades and I learned how to read, quite literally, from Bone. I still reread it at least once a year.</p><p>What can you recommend to Fanta readers?</p><p>I&#39;m a sucker for humor and gag comics, so I&#39;d say don&#39;t sleep on the&nbsp;<a href="/virgilpartch">Virgil Partch</a>,&nbsp;<a href="/mkbrown">M.K. Brown</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="/charlesrodrigues">Charles Rodrigues</a>&nbsp;collections. Being a Chicago-born basketball junkie as well, I&#39;m always telling people about&nbsp;<a href="/michaeljordan">Bull on Parade</a>.</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/rjpicks.jpg" alt="RJ Picks" width="450" height="524" />&nbsp;</p><p>Weirdest Fanta experience so far?</p><p>Every time I go into the basement archives is a new adventure. I&#39;m either finding a cool, old&nbsp;<a href="/kevinhuizenga">Kevin Huizenga</a>&nbsp;mini or a nest of dead spiders.</p><p>Favorite way to wind down?</p><p>Watching a NBA game or taking a walk around Green Lake with my wife.</p><p>Favorite drink?</p><p>Whiskey or coffee. Or whiskey and coffee.</p><p>What projects do you have ahead of you outside of your job?</p><p>Yeti Press has a fun group of releases available this summer, which includes 4 books and a webcomic. I also update my art appreciation blog called&nbsp;<a href="http://artists-of-the-week.tumblr.com">&quot;I Like That&quot;</a> everyday.</p><p>Best part of comic conventions?</p><p>That tired, slap-happy daze that inevitably occurs after too many hours on your feet and &quot;being on.&quot; Just you and your friends spouting ideas and opinions about comics. I dig those shared experiences.</p><p>Favorite place in Seattle for food or public place?</p><p><a href="http://www.waywardvegancafe.com/">Wayward Caf&eacute;</a>&nbsp;has something called the &quot;Biscuit Mountain&quot; on their menu, so they&#39;re obviously on the list. Green Lake is my normal stomping ground and I love going to Storm games at the Key Arena.</p><p>---</p><p>Thanks for answering my questions, RJ, now GET BACK TO WORK.&nbsp;</p>TheJenVaughnoffice funmiscellanymiscBlind Date with a Book 2015http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Blind-Date-with-a-Book-2015.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015a.jpg" alt="blind date" width="450" height="338" /><br />What started out as a really cute way for libraries to get patrons to check out books sight-unseen has turned into a pop quiz for Fanta employees about our books. See a description of a book you like? Try to figure out what it is and then click on the link, order it and fall in love.&nbsp;<br /><br /><a href="/unlovable3">&quot;Pretty....gross; loves brand names, make-up and hairspray!; Sometimes desperate but in a totally good way.&quot;</a> </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015b.jpg" alt="blind date2" width="450" height="338" /><br /><a href="/jim">&quot;Leads a double life; likes mind-bending experiences; occasional non-verbal spells.&quot;</a> </p><p><a href="/doctors">&quot;Has had a lot of schoolin&#39;; owns a very small business; into medically-supervised lucid dreaming.&quot;</a> &nbsp;<br /><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015g.jpg" alt="grass" width="450" height="419" /><br /><a href="/displacement">&quot;Frustrated &amp; looking to connect; loves travel; into seniors&quot;</a> <br /><br /><a href="/saintcole">&quot;Has a kid....in a long term thing, looking to stray/play; likes pizza but mostly booze; loves...well...&quot;</a> <br /><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015k.jpg" alt="NTY" width="450" height="298" /><br /><a href="/complete8ball">&quot;Livin&#39; the alternative lifestyle; interested in pulp fiction, campy sci-fi; prone to strange, surrealist, 50&#39;s style nightmares!&quot;</a> </p><p>Too tame? Consider the next few books like the back of your favorite alt-weekly newspaper!<img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015f.jpg" alt="cones" width="450" height="450" /><br /><a href="/massive">&quot;The hairier the better! Into ropes; boots...hmmm&quot;; very spreadable&quot;</a> <br /><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015j.jpg" alt="mug" width="450" height="338" />&nbsp;<br /><a href="/sweatshop">&quot;Enjoys listening to Rush Limbaugh; comics enthusiast; just trying to make a buck&quot;</a> <br /><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015h.jpg" alt="hearts" width="450" height="338" /><br /><a href="/princevaliant10"></a> <a href="/princevaliant9">&quot;Loves a good sword fight; Enjoys the feel of CHAIMAILLE against skin; Enthusiastic horseback rider&quot;</a>&nbsp;<br /><br /><a href="/valentineforcharliebrown">&quot;Hopeless, Optimistic Romantic; Has a dog&quot;</a> <br /><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015i.jpg" alt="stairs" width="450" height="261" /><br /><a href="/sockmonkeytreasury">&quot;Likes to drink; been described as &#39;steampunk&#39; or &#39;neo-victorian&#39;; into hanging out with my winged friend&quot;</a> <br /><br /><a href="/michaeljordan">&quot;Very competative; good with my tongue; hates traveling!&quot;</a> </p><p>Too easy? We&#39;ve mixed in a few books you HAVEN&#39;T read yet since they are about to come out!<br /><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015c.jpg" alt="cat" width="450" height="590" /><br /><a href="/wuvableoaf">&quot;Looking for love in the big city; into Morrissey + kittens; a romantic&quot;</a> <br /><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015e.jpg" alt="window" width="450" height="356" /><br /><a href="/thekurdles">&quot;Warm &amp; fuzzy; a little bit lost (but looking); currently on a BIG adventure&quot;</a> </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/vday2015d.jpg" alt="petals" width="450" height="473" /><br /><a href="/notfunnyhaha">&quot;Into women&#39;s rights; non-judgemental; doesn&#39;t want kids&quot;</a> </p><p><a href="/samzabel">&quot;Suffering from writer&#39;s block; prone to fantasies; world traveler&quot;</a> &nbsp;<br />Thanks to interns Rosie Lockie + Will Rhodes for their help; plus RJ Casey, Kim Rost and Marc Palm. Want more? Try out the&nbsp;<a href="index.php?Itemid=113&amp;option=com_myblog&amp;show=Blind-Date-Books.html">Blind Date with a Book from 2013</a>. And YES, that biscuit and gravy was from the amazing&nbsp;<a href="http://www.morselseattle.com/">Morsel</a>.&nbsp;</p>TheJenVaughnoffice funmiscellanyinternsfashionRiffing on Peanutshttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Riffing-on-Peanuts.html&amp;Itemid=113
<img src="images/flog/34983/peanuts23cover.jpg" alt="Peanuts" width="450" height="342" />The next&nbsp;<a href="/peanuts">Complete Peanuts</a>&nbsp;volume has an introduction unlike any one you have ever seen before. We&#39;ve had comedians before from Whoopi Goldberg to Patton Oswalt&nbsp;talk about their connection to&nbsp;<a href="/charlesmschulz">Schulz</a>, Snoopy and the Gang but never before have we had someone riff on top of a Peanuts comic strip!&nbsp;The comedians behind&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rifftrax.com/">Rifftrax</a>, Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy are also known for their work in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mst3k.com/">Mystery Science Theater 3000</a>. Mike was a writer and then host of the show, while Corbett and Murphy wrote and provided the amazing voices for the &#39;bots, Crow and Tom Servo respectively. They riff on four Peanuts strips in the upcoming&nbsp;<a href="/peanuts23">The Complete Peanuts Vol. 23 (1995-1996)</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;But don&#39;t worry, there&#39;s also a fantastic words-only introduction written by two of their newer Rifftrax writers, Sean Thomason and Conor Lastowka. Like the kind that makes you laugh &#39;til you cry. And for anyone attending the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.rifftrax.com/event/rifftrax-live-santa-claus">Rifftrax LIVE show tonight</a>&nbsp;in Nashville and streaming into theaters across the United States, Fantagraphics a little preview of the riffed comics just for the audience as part of downloadable digital goodies! There&#39;s still time to get a time to get a ticket for tonight,&nbsp;<a href="http://riff.me/RiffTraxSANTA">check your local theaters here to see who is showing Rifftrax: Santa Claus</a> . And you&#39;ve got plenty of time to preorder&nbsp;<a href="/peanuts23">The Complete Peanuts Vol. 23 (1995-1996)</a>.&nbsp;<img src="images/flog/34983/snoopytv.jpg" alt="Snoopy TV" width="450" height="165" />&nbsp;TheJenVaughnPeanutsmiscellanyCharles M SchulzShopping Cart Maintenancehttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Shopping-Cart-Maintenance.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/banners/callus.jpg" alt=" " width="450" height="365" /></p><p>Hello Fanta readers! Our online shopping cart is currently undergoing some much-needed maintenance time, and so online ordering will not be available for the next few hours.</p><p>However, you can still get a hold of the books you crave! Our rockstar customer service lines are ready to take your orders by phone in the interim. Please call us toll-free at 1-800-657-1100 or, if you&#39;re outside the U.S, 206-524-1967.</p>SomimimiscellanyTULSA: Tim Lane and The Lonesome Go Release Partyhttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=TULSA-Tim-Lane-and-The-Lonesome-Go-Release-Party.html&amp;Itemid=113
<img src="images/flog/34983/lonesomegophoenixsmall.jpg" alt="The Lonesome GO" width="450" height="667" /><a href="/timlane">Tim Lane</a>&nbsp;is heading over a little past Route 66 to celebrate his newest collection of comics,&nbsp;<a href="/thelonesomego">The Lonesome Go</a>. On Sunday, October 19th from 3-5pm at&nbsp;<a href="http://thephoenixtulsa.com/">The Phoenix</a>, the best local coffeeshop-bar-bookstore with a private library room, Lane will be signing comics and a little bit more!&nbsp;<img src="images/flog/34983/jackiesbluesb.jpg" alt="Lonesome Go box" width="450" height="600" />&nbsp;Lane has been building up Lonesome Go boxes from antique suitcases and folios. Each one is different since they were all from thrift or antique stores. And inside, my oh my, are prints, comics, and recordings by Tim Lane and more. All the ephemera and contents reflect the sultry and dusty portrait of Americana that Lane has created in his comics Happy Hour in America, Abandoned Cars and now, Lonesome Go. Whether you&#39;re a grifter on the move, a train-hopping honey or just man in a bar with three fingers of whiskey instead of two, this collection is for you.&nbsp;<img src="images/flog/34983/jackiesbluesa.jpg" alt="Jackie&#39;s Blues" width="450" height="600" /><br />Lane will also be doing some recording at The Phoenix for any musician or singer with a love for old Americana and an itch to perform should head over to The Phoenix. Lane&#39;s collecting different versions of the same song &quot;Jackie&#39;s Blue&quot; (the lyrics of which are in The Lonesome Go) performed &amp; recorded by a variety of musicians to include in the box set. This is open to anybody who wants to contribute a version. So bring your uke, your bango or your kazoo along with your Tim Lane comics and head over to The Phoenix!<img src="images/flog/34983/phoenixpic.jpg" alt="The Phoenix" width="450" height="257" />&nbsp;The Phoenix <br />1302 E. 6th Street <br />Tulsa, OK&nbsp;<br />http://thephoenixtulsa.com/TheJenVaughnTim LanemiscellanyeventsartProject Worth Noting: Noel Franklin on Patreon.comhttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Project-Worth-Noting.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img style="max-width: 450px; width: 100%; height: auto" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/patreon/a7a4ab83a2feb632f99040be22141bfb.jpg" alt="Gone Girl Comics - Noel Franklin" title="Gone Girl Comics - Noel Franklin" /></p><p>A friend and local artist from our Short Run exhibit, <a href="http://noelfranklin.com" target="_blank">Noel Franklin</a>, is seeking Patrons via <a href="http://www.patreon.com/gonegirlcomics" target="_blank">Patreon.com</a>! Her first mini-comic, Gone Girls Comics, was well-received and is the focus of her future work. Check out her <a href="http://www.patreon.com/gonegirlcomics" target="_blank">Patreon page here</a>, and learn more about <a href="http://noelfranklin.com" target="_blank">Noel at her site here</a>.</p>SomimimiscellanyartistsAl Columbia: Music Videohttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Al-Columbia-Music-Video.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/70340953">black bikini</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user19546168">al columbia</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p><p>When <a href="alcolumbia">Al Columbia</a> is not drawing chilling comics or making home-made flame throwers (they can shoot as far as fifteen feet!), he&#39;s with his band cooking up something cool. The music video "Black Bikini" was filmed on location at &#39;Plum Island.&#39; Columbia has about eight songs ready for his new album called Journey to Death Island, which will be out from Psychopop Records in the near distant future. Give it a listen, maybe even a shimmy and shake.</p>TheJenVaughnvideomiscellanyartAl ColumbiaBlind Date with a Bookhttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Blind-Date-Books.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/34983/blinddate5.jpg" alt="Blind date books" width="450" height="305" /> </p><p>Based on a rather amazing idea from <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=blind+date+with+a+book&amp;hl=en&amp;client=firefox-a&amp;hs=ojN&amp;tbo=u&amp;rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&amp;tbm=isch&amp;source=univ&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=9asJUdCYD4SjiAKiz4CwBg&amp;ved=0CEoQsAQ&amp;biw=1143&amp;bih=439">libraries</a>, we decided to let some of our books go through the liberating process of not being judged by their covers or names. Some books were even happy enough to be photographed with their descriptions. Click on each description to see what book you should take home tonight. The ones up top describe themselves as <a href="athosinamerica">quiet, a little gloomy, likes the beauty of little things</a> and <a href="loveandrockets">Looking for something longterm, family is important, likes punk rock</a>.</p><p><a href="/dungeonquest"><img src="images/flog/34983/blinddate2.jpg" alt="Blind date, take me" width="450" height="411" /></a> </p><p>This book listed itself as a book that <a href="dungeonquest">likes the outdoors, clothing optional, plays guitar, has a &#39;green&#39; thumb.</a></p><p><a href="/crackleofthefrost"><img src="images/flog/34983/blinddate3.jpg" alt="Blind date, fix me!" width="450" height="596" /></a> </p><p>&bull; <a href="/crackleofthefrost">Recovering from a bad break up, doesn&#39;t want kids, likes to travel </a> </p><p><a href="/nancy"><img src="images/flog/34983/blinddate4.jpg" alt="Pick this blind date book!" width="450" height="568" /></a> </p><p>&bull; <a href="/nancy">Mischievous, doesn&#39;t like hippies, tells a lot of jokes </a></p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/blinddate6.jpg" alt="Blind date book and cuppa joe!" width="450" height="482" /> </p><p>These books are great to read at home in bed, on the train, and even at a coffeeshop with a drink like this book that describes itself as <a href="barackhusseinobama">rather powerful, into birds/birch, has 2 daughters.</a></p><p>Some of the books were too shy to be photographed, felt they had bad handwriting but we don&#39;t discriminate! Here are their descriptions:</p><p>&bull; <a href="browse-shop/the-lost-art-of-ah-pook-is-here-observed-while-falling-gift-set-2.html">Likes sociology (especially into the downfalls of civilizations), collaborates often, in a complicated relationship</a></p><p>&bull; <a href="spacehawk">Has a lot of friends from all over, currently homeless unless you count a ship, goal-oriented</a> </p><p>&bull; <a href="eyeofthemajesticcreature">Likes to play and talk to guitar, from a small town</a></p><p>&bull; <a href="/flanneryoconnor">Kinda famous, likes to write and draw, into the grotesque (or the plain and simple truth) </a></p><p>&bull; <a href="browse-shop/jack-jackson-s-american-history-los-tejanos-lost-cause-feb.-2012.html">History buff, believes in fighting for what&#39;s right, has a strong stomach </a> </p><p>&bull; <a href="index.php?keyword=donald+duck&amp;search_type=titles&amp;Search=Search&amp;Itemid=62&amp;option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse">Already has a special someone...did my nephews put me up to this? </a> </p><p>Find a book you like today! </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/blinddate1.jpg" alt="I&#39;ll make you Blind Date book" width="450" height="593" /> </p><p>&bull; <a href="/prisonpit">Loves Metal and power violence, into self-defense, likes it rough</a> </p>TheJenVaughnoffice funmiscellanylife imitates comicslibraryFantagramminghttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Latergramming-and-Instabooking.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/34983/instagram1.jpg" alt="Instragram" width="450" height="772" /> </p><p>Just an FYI that we did indeed join another social media outlet for your enjoyment. Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/fantagraphics/">Instagram as &#39;Fantagraphics&#39;</a> for more photos of your favorite books getting made, panels galore and my new favorite game &#39;count the razor blades found on the office floor.&#39; While we can guarantee no brunch photos &mdash; unless someone makes us that Cannibal Fuckface waffle iron we&#39;ve been wanting, we&#39;ve got some mangy cats who love to pose with our books. Well anyway, it&#39;ll be some no filter fun and we can&#39;t wait to see how many of you like our photos from your workplace elevators and bathrooms. Follow Barnaby&#39;s advice and double-time it today.</p>TheJenVaughnstaffoffice funmiscellanyHip Hop Family Tree Playlisthttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Hip-Hop-Family-Tree-Playlist.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/34983/piskorpanel.jpg" alt="Ed Piskor panel" width="450" height="274" /> </p><p>Alright, people, party time. The lovely <a href="http://sharemyplaylists.com/brain-rot-hip-hop-family-tree-by-ed-pi">Arne Dus</a> has posted a full on, four and half hour playlist of songs featured in Ed Piskor&#39;s <a href="fantagraphics-news/fantagraphics-to-publish-ed-piskors-hip-hop-family-tree.html">Hip Hop Family Tree</a>. From Fab Five Freddy to Tom Tom Club to even The Clash, Dus created the playlist to read Hip Hop Family Tree by or just dance. You can join in to on Spotify. Weekend Plans MADE.</p><p>Piskor&#39;s serialized strip from <a href="http://boingboing.net/author/wimpyrutherford">BoingBoing</a> will be out this September in an exquisite print edition. </p>TheJenVaughnmiscellanyEd PiskorartistsSNL takes on Charlie Brownhttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=SNL-takes-on-Charlie-Brown.html&amp;Itemid=113
<br/><p>We missed this in the holiday rush of making sure you got those beautiful <a href="index.php?option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse&amp;category_id=334&amp;Itemid=62">Peanuts</a> books but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1YlBPL77Wo">Saturday Night Live</a> created a laugh-and-fart-out-loud parody of the beloved characters created by <a href="index.php?option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse&amp;category_id=334&amp;Itemid=62">Charles M. Schulz.</a> Hats off to Bill Hader&#39;s Al Pacino as Charlie Brown and Martin Short&#39;s Larry David as Linus.</p><p>Also, a friend sent us this odd <a href="https://dl.dropbox.com/s/3p6uthbmkusf2ja/MASTABA%20SNOOPY.html#">text-based adventure</a> of a future society that learned how to be through a Peanuts filter. Walk around the world in your mind (live an hut made of baseball gloves)! Read a little bit of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the gang before immersing yourself. </p>TheJenVaughnvideoPeanutsmiscellanyCharles M SchulzHappy New Year! In Pictures!http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Happy-New-Year.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye15.jpg" alt="Zack reading Pogo 2" width="450" height="395" /> </p><p>Happy New Year&#39;s! Here&#39;s to a great year of books and the next year and the year after that. We salute you and thank you for your friendship and purchases. Some of you sent in photos reading books from this year (and a few past ones). </p><p>Cartoonist <a href="http://zackgiallongo.com/">Zack Giallongo</a> reads <a href="browse-shop/pogo-vol.-1-of-the-complete-syndicated-comic-strips-through-the-wild-blue-wonder-pre-order-9.html">The Complete Syndicated Pogo Vol. 1: &quot;Through the Wild Blue Yonder&quot;</a> by Walt Kelly. He&#39;s also surrounded himself with favorite things: banjos, dogs and crazy couches.</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/chrischris.jpg" alt="Chris Haley reads Pogo" width="450" height="450" />&nbsp;</p><p>Cartoonist&nbsp;<a href="http://www.letsbefriendsagain.com/">Chris Haley</a>&nbsp;enjoys&nbsp;<a href="browse-shop/pogo-vol.-1-of-the-complete-syndicated-comic-strips-through-the-wild-blue-wonder-pre-order-9.html">The Complete Syndicated Pogo Vol. 1: &quot;Through the Wild Blue Yonder&quot;</a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;Walt Kelly.</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye23.jpg" alt="Spacehawk" width="450" height="600" /> </p><p>Writer Chris Roberson (<a href="http://www.monkeybraincomics.com/">MonkeyBrain Comics</a> publisher as well) reads <a href="/spacehawk">Spacehawk</a> by Basil Wolverton. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye24.jpg" alt="Walt Disney&#39;s Donald Duck: A Christmas for Shacktown" width="450" height="600" /> </p><p>Producer Allison Baker and kiddo Georgia Roberson read <a href="browse-shop/walt-disney-s-donald-duck-a-christmas-for-shacktown-pre-order-u.s.-canada-only-2.html">Walt Disney&#39;s Donald Duck: &quot;A Christmas for Shacktown&quot;</a> by Carl Barks. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye11.jpg" alt="Heads or Tails" width="450" height="600" /> </p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/shlepperNYC">Erica</a> reading <a href="/headsortails">Heads or Tails</a> by Lilli Carr&eacute;. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye13.jpg" alt="Caitlin and No Straight Lines" width="450" height="338" /></p><p><a href="http://cartoons.osu.edu/">OSU Librarian</a> Caitlin McGurk reads <a href="/nostraightlines">No Straight Lines</a> edited by Justin Hall.</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye12.jpg" alt="Blacklung and Jeff Newelt" width="450" height="345" /></p><p>HEEB editor <a href="https://twitter.com/JahFurry">Jeff Newelt</a> reads <a href="/blacklung">Blacklung</a> by Chris Wright. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye14.jpg" alt="Nancy Likes Christmas and Chris Sims" width="450" height="414" /></p><p>Chris Sims from <a href="http://www.comicsalliance.com/bloggers/chris-sims/">Comics Alliance</a> reads <a href="browse-shop/nancy-likes-christmas-complete-dailies-1946-1948.html">Nancy Likes Christmas</a> by Ernie Bushmiller. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye9.jpg" alt="Ghost World and Ian McDonald" width="450" height="602" /> </p><p>Playwrite Ian McDonald reads <a href="browse-shop/ghost-world-softcover-edition-2.html">Ghost World</a> by Daniel Clowes. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye4.jpg" alt="Is That All There Is? with Jamie S. Rich" width="450" height="602" /></p><p>Writer <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDcQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fconfessions123.blogspot.com%2F&amp;ei=b0rjUN-qKKjoiALBn4GAAg&amp;usg=AFQjCNEEUh2WPv8qMpkJoSoopj7_Ri4QKQ&amp;sig2=oRTwkiZ7ZmjV9xmolxp9hA&amp;bvm=bv.1355534169,d.cGE">Jamie S. Rich</a> reads <a href="browse-shop/is-that-all-there-is-softcover-ed.html">Is That All There Is?</a> by Joost Swarte. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye31.jpg" alt="LT and the Man Who Grew His Beard" width="450" height="377" /> </p><p>Cartoonist <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDcQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bravesailor.com%2F&amp;ei=1UrjUMW9CMfNigLnhIDwBA&amp;usg=AFQjCNFl7fETbrFkDZ9-3EEFCr1YclkCpQ&amp;sig2=_V_VyGCAQ_uQV1fU0xf9qA&amp;bvm=bv.1355534169,d.cGE">Laura Terry</a> checks out Olivier Schrauwen&#39;s <a href="browse-shop/the-man-who-grew-his-beard-pre-order.html">The Man Who Grew His Beard</a>. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye10.jpg" alt="Destroy All Movies" width="450" height="603" /></p><p>Kyle reads the now sold out Destroy All Movies edited by Zack Carlson. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye1.jpg" alt="Joseph Remnant reads The Hypo" width="450" height="603" /></p><p>Cartoonist <a href="http://www.josephremnant.com/">Joseph Remnant</a> reads <a href="/thehypo">The Hypo</a> by Noah Van Sciver.</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye5.jpg" alt="Evan reads the Hypo" width="450" height="573" /> </p><p>Campaign organizer Evan Loeb ALSO reads <a href="/thehypo">The Hypo</a> by Noah Van Sciver. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye25.jpg" alt="Linda Flannery" width="450" height="450" /> </p><p>Linda Walker reads <a href="browse-shop/flannery-o-connor-the-cartoons-dec.-2011-2.html">Flannery O&#39;Connor</a> edited by Kelly Gerald. Looking gorgeous. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye26.jpg" alt="Tom Hart and The Cartoon Utopia" width="450" height="403" /></p><p>Cartoonist Tom Hart (<a href="http://www.sequentialartistsworkshop.org/">SAW</a> founder as well) reads <a href="/cartoonutopia">The Cartoon Utopia</a> by Ron Reg&eacute; Jr. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye30.jpg" alt="Janice and The Cartoon Utopia" width="450" height="600" /> </p><p><a href="http://kexp.org/">Radio extrodinaire</a> and Fanta staffer Janice Headley reads <a href="cartoonutopia">The Cartoon Utopia</a> by Ron Reg&eacute; Jr. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye20.jpg" alt="Corpse on the Imjin! and Alex Cox" width="450" height="433" /></p><p>Alex Cox of <a href="http://cbldf.org/">CBLDF</a> reads Harvey Kurtzman&#39;s <a href="browse-shop/corpse-on-the-imjin-and-other-stories-the-ec-comics-library-2.html"></a>Corpse on the Imjin! </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye32.jpg" alt="Jason and Ky read Kurtzman" width="450" height="364" /> </p><p>Cartoonist <a href="http://jasonweek.carbonmade.com/">Jason Week</a> and educator Ky Flynn read Harvey Kurtzman&#39;s <a href="browse-shop/corpse-on-the-imjin-and-other-stories-the-ec-comics-library-2.html">Corpse on the Imjin! </a> </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye36.jpg" alt="Mike Baehr and Barack Hussein Obama" width="450" height="602" /> </p><p>Fantagraphics Marketing Director Mike Baehr reads Steven Weissman&#39;s <a href="/barackhusseinobama">Barack Hussein Obama</a>.</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye28.jpg" alt="Anna Pederson" width="450" height="602" /></p><p>Anna Pederson of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDUQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fcbldf.org%2F&amp;ei=y03jUOYUr-eKAtingZgK&amp;usg=AFQjCNG2psDmE2NjDVtBl7Oqgu2Fa_BUNw&amp;sig2=DzPWOfm7qmp8V6VAjr-lZg&amp;bvm=bv.1355534169,d.cGE">CBLDF</a> (former Fantagraphics intern) reads <a href="/crackleofthefrost">The Crackle of the Frost</a> by Mattotti and Zentner. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye38.jpg" alt="Charlie Brown&#39;s Christmas Stocking" width="450" height="338" /> </p><p>Real estate agent Janora Apple reads <a href="browse-shop/charlie-brown-s-christmas-stocking.html">Charlie Brown&#39;s Christmas Stocking</a> by Charles M Schulz. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye34.jpg" alt="Andrew Friedenthal" width="450" height="476" /></p><p>Comics scholar and professor, Andrew Friedenthal, enjoys <a href="index.php?keyword=peanuts&amp;search_type=titles&amp;Search=Search&amp;Itemid=62&amp;option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse">Peanuts</a> by Charles M Schulz.&nbsp; </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye33.jpg" alt="Colleen Frakes and Castle Waiting" width="450" height="338" /> </p><p>Cartoonist <a href="http://tragicrelief.blogspot.com/">Colleen Frakes</a> reads that lovely <a href="browse-shop/castle-waiting-vol.-ii-18.html">Castle Waiting #18</a> by Linda Medley. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye35.jpg" alt="Cartoon Utopia" width="450" height="259" /> </p><p><a href="cartoonutopia">The Cartoon Utopia</a> by Ron Reg&eacute; Jr absorbs Kyla.</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye29.jpg" alt="The Cartoon Utopia" width="450" height="625" /> </p><p>Neighbor of the SAW workshop, Julie, reads <a href="cartoonutopia">The Cartoon Utopia</a> by Ron Reg&eacute; Jr. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye3.jpg" alt="The Heart of Thomas" width="450" height="662" /> </p><p>June, grand dog of cartoonist and <a href="http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Main/Home.aspx">Otaku USA</a> writer Jason Thompson, enjoys the hell out of <a href="/heartofthomas">The Heart of Thomas</a> by Moto Hagio. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/fordford.jpg" alt="Sean Ford and The Furry Trap" width="450" height="600" /> </p><p>Cartoonist <a href="http://www.onlyskincomics.com/">Sean Ford</a> reads <a href="furrytrap">The Furry Trap</a> by Josh Simmons and then hands it of to&hellip; </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye16.jpg" alt="Charlie and The Furry Trap" width="450" height="893" /></p><p>Charlie, master cat of <a href="http://www.inkstuds.org/">Inkstuds</a> radio/podcast host Robin McConnell, flips through <a href="/furrytrap">The Furry Trap</a> by Josh Simmons. She&#39;s a bit surprised! </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye22.jpg" alt="But I Like It" width="450" height="388" /> </p><p>Cartoonist <a href="http://allenduffy.com/">Allen Duffy</a> reads Joe Sacco&#39;s <a href="browse-shop/but-i-like-it-with-free-signed-bookplate-4.html">But I Like It</a>. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye21.jpg" alt="Jim Rugg and Jim Flora" width="450" height="622" /> </p><p>Jim on Jim. Cat on Cat. Cartoonist <a href="http://jimrugg.com/">Jim Rugg</a> reads <a href="browse-shop/the-sweetly-diabolic-art-of-jim-flora-2.html">Jim Flora</a>. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye19.jpg" alt="Barks and Schulz" width="450" height="338" /> </p><p>Linus and Lucy, cat masters of Alex Cox, read <a href="index.php?option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse&amp;category_id=699&amp;Itemid=62">Carl Barks</a> and <a href="index.php?option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse&amp;category_id=334&amp;Itemid=62">Charles M. Schulz</a>.</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye27.jpg" alt="Kjerstin Johnson reads The Lost Women and Mary Fleener" width="450" height="598" /> </p><p>Kjerstin Johnson of <a href="http://bitchmagazine.org/">BITCH Magazine</a> reads The Lost Women by Jaime Hernandez and some <a href="browse-shop/life-of-the-party.html">Mary Fleener</a>!</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye40.jpg" alt="Ryan reads Mr. Natural" width="450" height="602" /> </p><p>Ryan Anderson reads <a href="browse-shop/576-gifts/573-gifts-under-20/fantagraphics/the-book-of-mr.-natural-hardcover-ed.html">The Book of Mr. Natural</a> by Robert Crumb. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye6.jpg" alt="Low Moon" width="450" height="602" /></p><p>Jessica Underhill reads <a href="browse-shop/203-artists/325-jason/fantagraphics/1575-low-moon.html">Low Moon</a> by Jason. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye7.jpg" alt="Jordan reads TCJ" width="450" height="402" /> </p><p>Jordan Shiveley of <a href="http://grimalkinpress.blogspot.com/">Grimalkin Press</a> reads some <a href="index.php?keyword=comics+journal+library&amp;search_type=titles&amp;Search=Search&amp;Itemid=62&amp;option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse">The Comics Journal Library</a> . </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye17.jpg" alt="Annie Murphy and Ghost World" width="450" height="364" /></p><p>Cartoonist <a href="http://ghostcatcomics.blogspot.com/">Annie Murphy</a> reads Love and Rockets (The Death of Speedy) by Jaime Hernandez.You can find this story in the collection <a href="browse-shop/203-artists/356-jaime-hernandez/fantagraphics/650-love-and-rockets-library-locas-book-2-the-girl-from-h.o.p.p.e.r.s.html">The Girl from H.O.P.P.E.R.S. </a> </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye37.jpg" alt="Nancy is Happy" width="450" height="360" /> </p><p>Billie, my three-legged dog reads <a href="browse-shop/nancy-is-happy-complete-dailies-1943-1946-dec.-2011-2.html">Nancy Is Happy</a> by Ernie Bushmiller. </p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/jendungeon.jpg" alt="Jen and Dungeon Quest Book 3" width="450" height="338" /> </p><p>And Dr. Butler wants to read my copy of <a href="index.php?keyword=dungeon+quest&amp;search_type=titles&amp;Search=Search&amp;Itemid=62&amp;option=com_virtuemart&amp;page=shop.browse">Dungeon Quest Book 3</a> by Joe Daly. Keep reading! Happy 2013!</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/nye18.jpg" alt="Carl Barks and Cat" width="450" height="600" /> </p>TheJenVaughnWalt KellyThe Comics JournalSteven WeissmanRobert CrumbPeanutsOlivier SchrauwenNoah Van SciverMoto HagiomiscellanyLove and RocketsLorenzo MattottiLilli CarréJustin HallJosh SimmonsJoost SwarteJoe SaccoJoe DalyJasonJaime HernandezErnie BushmillerDestroy All MoviesDaniel ClowesChris WrightNY Times Bestseller's List > $500,000,000 Powerballhttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Rich-Tommaso-would-rather-be-on-the-NY-Times-Bestseller-s-List-than-win-Powerball.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/34983/richfox.jpg" alt="Rich Tommaso on Fox news" width="450" height="251" /> </p><p>In a cheeky cameo, cartoonist Rich Tommaso magically appears next to FOX news reporter Denise Dillon when she grabs a copy of <a href="/cavaliermrthompson">The Cavalier Mr. Thompson</a> off the bookshelf. Tommaso has a better chance &quot;of writing a NY Times Best Seller than winning the Powerball,&quot; currently at $500,000,000. While we distribute Tommaso&#39;s lastest graphic novel and have published <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=2&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CD0QFjAB&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantagraphics.com%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_myblog%26show%3DHumbug-New-York-Times-Best-Seller.html%26Itemid%3D113&amp;ei=bZG2UI2OJoayigLFuIGQDQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNEyfwlzgDRo8o2kSyx79XPA1DQPUA&amp;sig2=uJeBQ94R6h_aS34q_m9A8A">a few NY Times</a> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;rct=j&amp;q=&amp;esrc=s&amp;source=web&amp;cd=1&amp;cad=rja&amp;ved=0CDMQFjAA&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fantagraphics.com%2Findex.php%3Foption%3Dcom_myblog%26show%3DPeanuts-New-York-Times-Bestseller.html%26Itemid%3D113&amp;ei=bZG2UI2OJoayigLFuIGQDQ&amp;usg=AFQjCNGNPYmrRUMCfT-YS2Xh4ek7YG-8hQ&amp;sig2=DSO3xCiKnyxOImY1bgLDMA">Best Sellers</a>, we cannot guarantee that a photogenic creator will appear next to you the next time you thumb through their work in a public space. But be warned: they might. </p></p><a href="http://www.myfoxatlanta.com" title="Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5 ">Atlanta News, Weather, Traffic, and Sports | FOX 5 </a><p>Denise grabs a copy of <a href="/cavaliermrthompson">The Cavalier Mr. Thompson</a> which is shelved next to a favorite prose series of mine, Patricia Cornwell&#39;s good ol&#39; fashioned nightmare fuel: the Scarpetta Series</p><p><img src="images/flog/34983/powerball3.jpg" alt="Grab that book, lady" width="450" height="250" /> </p><p>May the odds be ever in your favor, Rich! </p>TheJenVaughnvideoRich TommasomiscellanyDylan Williams RIPhttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Dylan-Williams-RIP.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/995/DylanWilliams.jpg" alt="DylanWilliams" width="346" height="462" />&nbsp;</p><p>Cartoonist and comic book publisher Dylan Williams lost his battle with cancer on Saturday. The alternative comix community lost an effective and passionate advocate. Many Fantagraphics staff members feel the painful loss of a close friend. All of us at Fantagraphics offer Dylan&#39;s family and many friends our sincere condolences. We encourage you to visit the&nbsp;<a href="http://sparkplugcomicbooks.com/index.html" target="_blank">Sparkplug Comic Books</a>&nbsp;website and order their wonderful comix in tribute. </p>LarryRmiscellanycomics industryNew retro Wacky Packageshttp://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=New-retro-Wacky-Packages.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/mike/201001/wpos2.jpg" alt="Wacky Packages Old School" width="450" height="305" /></p><p><a href="http://wackypackages.com/" target="_blank">&quot;Jay Lynch Hand-Drawn Sketch Card in Every Box!&quot;</a> I like this, yes I do. (Via Jay Lynch at <a href="http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2010/01/04/the-beats-annual-year-end-survey-2010-edition-part-one/" target="_blank">The Beat</a>)</p>mikemiscellanySupport Art for the Holidays.http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Blah-3268.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/73/santas.jpg" alt="santas.jpg" /></p><p>There are a dozen things each week that I&#39;m not Flogging due to No Time. I hope to soon do some postings on recent and upcoming books that I&#39;ve been involved with. Until then, I&#39;ve made a habit of annually encouraging Flog readers to support artists with their holiday shopping and this year I&#39;m digging into it a little deeper. Some of these notes are aimed at artists who are looking to connect with audiences and some are aimed at audiences looking to support artists. </p><p>&bull; Chuck Close <a href="http://bigthink.com/chuckclose" target="_blank">as recorded here</a> has some thoughts about Art and its cultural importance. Especially relevant are <a href="http://bigthink.com/chuckclose/chuck-close-justifies-public-art-expenditures" target="_blank">&quot;Justifying Public Art Expenditures&quot;</a> and <a href="http://bigthink.com/chuckclose/chuck-close-justifies-public-art-expenditures" target="_blank">&quot;Advice to Artists During a Crisis&quot;</a>. (Though, contrary to Close, I think the WPA projects of people like <a href="http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/medalist-lesterbeall" target="_blank">Lester Beall</a> epitomize great art concepts aligning with popular public receptivity, making the 1930s/40s an amazing time for Art to speak to the mainstream. And in that way, we may be in a similar place with this economy. But I digress.) </p><p>&bull; Economy tips for artists: Etsy. The only time I&#39;ve used Etsy was to buy art, starting back when I bought a beautiful and ridiculously-cheap print (&quot;Helpful&quot;) from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5355509" target="_blank">John Hankiewicz</a> on Etsy. And <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=8067484" target="_blank">Souther Salazar</a> does it right by offering up doodles and art that he doesn&#39;t otherwise have an art show home for. Work sells as quickly as it goes up and I know it means a lot to me to get to buy an affordable, small piece of art from him. I wish established artists would do this more often.&nbsp;</p><p>&bull; Turns out Etsy also has a lot of poster artists offering work and Dan Grzeca has found a way to use it for unusual offerings like <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32935305" target="_blank">a tube of misprints for cheap</a>.&nbsp; </p><p>&bull; Aspiring cartoonists might be interested in the Kickstarter site and, specifically, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamietanner/jamie-tanner-makes-a-new-graphic-novel-you-get-or" target="_blank">Jamie Tanner&#39;s model for publishing his next book</a>. By offering special offers to people who preorder the not-yet-made book, he&#39;s managing to make it a reality on his own.</p><p>&bull; <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000293127582&amp;ref=profile" target="_blank">I finally acquiesced</a> to Facebook and, sure enough, within a day I had people I went to high school trying to contact me. <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&amp;rls=en&amp;oe=UTF-8&amp;um=1&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;q=eastmont+high+school+east+wenatchee&amp;fb=1&amp;gl=us&amp;hq=eastmont+high+school&amp;hnear=east+wenatchee&amp;cid=0,0,10022565651929592224&amp;ei=bgbmSsvrFo_atgOSoqSyAw&amp;sa=X&amp;oi=local_result&amp;ct=image&amp;resnum=1&amp;ved=0CAsQnwIwAA" target="_blank">Man I hated high school.</a> But I&#39;ve noticed one thing on Facebook that was interesting: Martin Ontiveros making a request for a ride to the airport, saving himself $30, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/martin.ontiveros?ref=nf" target="_blank">and offering the ride-giver a small piece of art</a>. That&#39;s a great use of Facebook and alternative economy. (Tip to artists: if you use Facebook for getting news out to fans and &quot;the industry,&quot; I quickly discovered that I end up hiding anyone who posts more often than a fifteen-year-old girl gone off ritalin.) </p><p>&bull; Most of the artists who aren&#39;t utterly canonized have some online presence where you can buy original art or at least limited run prints. And a lot of artists like <a href="http://sweetchubby.blogspot.com/2009/10/this-could-be-you-see-comments-for.html" target="_blank">Steven Weissman</a> and <a href="http://www.usscatastrophe.com/beyondathon/" target="_blank">Zettwoch/May/Huizenga</a> have affordable commissions available and set up to click-n-buy. Many of the bigger &quot;names&quot; will do commissions but you have to approach them about it... and pay considerably more. (Tony Millionaire told me his commissions start at $1,000 but I happen to know he also wants a <a href="http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp?pn=3060082&amp;bhcd2=1256193526" target="_blank">radiometer</a>. If you hand-forged him a giant one for his den then, hey, maybe you&#39;d get a break.) </p><p>&bull; My biggest holiday tip is obvious: find those links to buying art from your favorite artists and then forward the links to your friends, Santa Claus, and your mom. Especially your mom. (Seriously, I don&#39;t know what you get but I got a Tommy Hilfiger coat one year and burlesque-rocket-ship table lamps another and I&#39;m about fed up with surprises.) You&#39;ll find tons of original art being sold in one place at the old stand-bys: <a href="http://www.comicartcollective.com/" target="_blank">Comic Art Collective</a> and <a href="http://www.beguiling.com/artstore1a.asp" target="_blank">The Beguiling</a>, among others.&nbsp; </p><p>&bull; Lastly, you could just buy some books. Fantagraphics sells those all over this site you&#39;re looking at. Artists like their books selling.</p>coveyOriginal ArtmiscellanyBuckley Brings More Penguins.http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Buckley-Brings-More-Penguins..html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/73/millionaireMoby.jpg" alt="millionaireMoby.jpg" /></p><p><a href="http://www.hearhear.us/articles/2006/07/12/an-interview-with-paul-buckley-part-one" target="_blank">Paul Buckley</a> is Art Director at Penguin Books, a publisher known for iconic design (and Art Directors), and he recently started a <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbuckleydesign/" target="_blank">Flickr page</a> featuring a small sampling of his work. Buckley is also the guy who managed to spearhead all those amazing <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbuckleydesign/sets/72157621852113991/" target="_blank">classics-of-literature-covered-by-cartoonists</a>. It may seem obvious-- Chris Ware doing the cover art to Candide, Jason doing Dharma Bums, Charles Burns on The Jungle, and so many more-- but getting all that through the marketing teams and other red tape at an enormous publishing house isn&#39;t just brilliant, it&#39;s tenacious. </p><p>Looks like the hits just keep coming with the biggest no-brainer of all (Tony Millionaire covering Moby Dick) plus Ho Che Anderson, Jeffrey Brown, etc.</p><p>Perhaps our next online poll ought to ask for suggestions on future Penguin Classics. My vote: Bil Keane doing Jonathan Swift&#39;s &quot;A Modest Proposal.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>UPDATE: I have to learn not to make these sloppy blog posts. I&#39;ve made a lengthy note in the comments on why, as a book designer, I consider this feat noteworthy.</p><p>More importantly, Paul Buckley has pointed out that <a href="http://helenyentus.com/" target="_blank">Helen Yentus</a> was his partner on the original round of these covers. One of the great things Yentus pulls off is making novel covers that read as complete images, a perfect hybrid of typography and image. So it makes sense she would be involved here. </p>coveyTony MillionairemiscellanySnow, please stop.http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Snow-please-stop..html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/73/ShiningMurder.jpg" alt="ShiningMurder.jpg" /></p>coveymiscellanyStinckers and Mats!?http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Stinckers-and-Mats!-.html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/73/carstickerscopy.jpg" alt="carstickerscopy.jpg" /></p><p>Are you familiar with &quot;Stinckers&quot;? Vending machine stickers made by Weissman, Johnny Ryan, Jeff Roysdon, and the man known as Mats!? Check out <a href="http://stinckers.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">the website</a> for all the great art and incidentals. I just had to post this new work of Mats!? that he&#39;s making with a mouse, no ink. Really smart use of 2 color.</p>coveymiscellanyStruggling Comics Creators Take Note.http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_myblog&amp;show=Struggling-Comics-Creators-Take-Note..html&amp;Itemid=113
<p><img src="images/flog/73/erosnotes.jpg" alt="erosnotes.jpg" /> </p><p>But isn&#39;t that what the <a href="http://celebritypantyhose.blogspot.com/2008/01/jessica-simpson-pantyhose.html" target="_blank">internet</a> and Photoshop were made for?</p><p>* Thank you Eric Buckler for always sharing the mail.</p>coveymiscellany